Anna Leong Brophy is a

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comedian and actor.

Early life

Leong Brophy grew up in Brent,

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. She is of Irish, Chinese, and

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descent.

Career

Leong Brophy presents the ''Still Legit''

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with her comedy partner

Emily Lloyd-Saini Emily Lloyd-Saini is a British comedian, actress, broadcaster and writer from Nottingham. She is known for her comedy duo EGG, with Anna Leong Brophy. Career Lloyd-Saini is a graduate of the Oxford School of Drama under George Peck. She was a f ...

, with whom she has performed at the

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as part of BattleActs! and EGG. She has also starred in TV series, video games, audiobooks, plays, and films. In January 2022, it was announced that she is to play Tamar Kir-Bataar in the second season of Netflix's ''Shadow and Bone''.

Filmography

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Leong Brophy, Anna Living people Year of birth missing (living people) 21st-century Irish actors British people of Irish descent British actors of Chinese descent Kadazan-Dusun people